Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 25 - 29, 2021

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Autauga Cty Emergency Mgmt v. FCC - 911 calls
Del Valle v. US Secy of State - Consular review, jurisdiction
Ginsburg v. US - tax penalty
Hunstein v. Preferred Collection - FDCPA, standing, dissent
Common Cause v. Ga Secy of State - attorney fees

Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee

Rogers v. State - capital case, postconviction relief
Fla Bar v. Koepke - attorney discipline
In re Fla R Civ P - amended rules
In re Fla R Crim P - amended rules

First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee

Craven v. State - jury selection
Richardson v. RV Park Mgmt - employment, FCRA, limitations
Baxter v. Bryan - Applegate affirmance
Casen v. State - certiorari, timeliness
Daniels v. Kelley - appellate jurisdiction, finality
Stephens v. Godwin - mandamus, duty to rule
Jenkins v. State - belated appeal
Shakespeare v. State - appellate jurisdiction, finality
Bryan v. State - ineffective assistance, appellate counsel

Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland

Morris v. State - sentencing
Am Coastal v. Ironwood - insurance, appraisal
Jacobs v. State - postconviction relief
MMW v. DCF - dependency

Third District Court of Appeal - Miami

College Health v. Depau - default, vacatur
Asgaard Fund v. MM80 Oceanside - foreclosure, instrument, amendments
Pardes v. Pardes - equitable distribution
Citizens v. Casanas - insurance, attorney’s fees, costs
Callari v. Winkeljohn - punitive damages, Binger, expert disclosures
Wheelock v. Betzold - guardianship, fees
Reyes v. Cosculluela - § 57.105, property, nuisance
Babun v. Stok Kon + Braverman - trust, interim fees
Morburger v. Yellow Funding - foreclosure
Miami v. Miami-Dade - mandamus, ch 164, abatement
Moss & Assoc v. Lapin - certiorari, punitive damages
Casanova v. State - certiorari, Stand Your Ground

Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach

Da Silva v. State - mandamus, court reporter
Marcellus v. Peterson - dissolution, attorney’s fees, amount
State v. Guerra - sentencing
Garcia v. AHCA - Medicaid provider, disqualification, agency discretion
Isola Bella v. Clement - settlement, attorney’s fees, prevailing party
Damask v. Ryabchenko - paternity, child support
State Farm v. Hollywood Diagnostics - summary judgment, conclusory affidavit
Comprehensive Spine v. Equity Ins - due process, sua sponte dismissal
State v. Dhaiti - withholding adjudication, lenity

Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach

Demoura v. Travelers - publish, deposition, opposing party
Loancare v. Chestnut - foreclosure, sua sponte dismissal, unpled defenses
Charles v. Williams - paternity, appellate jurisdiction, timely appeal
McEver v. McEver - conceded error; magistrate report and recommendation

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